The 3rd government of Turkey (22 November 1924 – 3 March 1925) was the third government in the history of the

Turkish Republic Turkish Republic may refer to: * Turkey, archaically the "Turkish Republic" * Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus, officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the ...

. It is also known as ''Fethi Okyar's government''.

Background

The prime minister was

Fethi Okyar Ali Fethi Okyar (29 April 1880 – 7 May 1943) was a Turkish diplomat and politician, who also served as a military officer and diplomat during the last decade of the Ottoman Empire. He was also the second Prime Minister of Turkey (1924–1925) a ...

of the

Republican People's Party The Republican People's Party (RPP; , CHP ) is a Kemalism, Kemalist and Social democracy, social democratic political party in Turkey. It is the oldest List of political parties in Turkey, political party in Turkey, founded by Mustafa Kemal ...

(CHP). Previously, he was a minister in an

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...

government and prime minister in pre-Republican Turkey (1923). He was a moderate politician, and his government succeeded

İsmet İnönü Mustafa İsmet İnönü (24 September 1884 – 25 December 1973) was a Turkish politician and military officer who served as the second List of Presidents of Turkey, president of Turkey from 1938 to 1950, and as its Prime Minister of Turkey, pr ...

's two governments after the Progressive Republican Party began a strong opposition campaign in the parliament.(see

Progressive Republican Party (Turkey) The Progressive Republican Party () was a political party in Turkey between 1924 and 1925.Myron E. Weiner, Ergun Özbudun (1987) ''Competitive Elections in Developing Countries'', Duke University Press, p337 It was established by Ali Fuat (Cebes ...

)

The government

In the list below, the cabinet members who served only a part of the cabinet's lifespan are shown in the column "Notes". In 1924–1925, surnames were not in use in Turkey, which would remain true until the

Surname Law The Surname Law () of the Republic of Turkey is a law adopted on 21 June 1934, requiring all citizens of Turkey to adopt the use of fixed, hereditary surnames. Prior to 1934, Turkish families in the major urban centres had names by which they were ...

. The surnames given in the list are the surnames the members of the cabinet assumed later.

Aftermath

Fethi Okyar's cabinet fell because it was ineffective in quashing the Sheikh Said rebellion; the next government was again founded by İsmet İnönü.

References

{{Cabinets of Turkey 03 Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians 1924 establishments in Turkey 1925 disestablishments in Turkey Cabinets established in 1924 Cabinets disestablished in 1925 Members of the 3rd government of Turkey 2nd parliament of Turkey Republican People's Party (Turkey)